Donate a Tenner today to BMSTC and get it matched!

You may remember that I contacted before about Localgiving.com.  This is the website created by the secret millionaire Marcelle Speller, who wants to support locally based community charities  around the country like the Berkshire MS Therapy Centre.

They will be matching all £10 donations on the www.localgiving.com website until the £500,000 they have procured is spent. This campaign will be going nationwide.

If you would like to pledge £10 to the Berkshire MS Therapy Centre, please click the hyperlink and make your donation www.localgiving.com/bmstc . Your £10 will be doubled and gift aid added if you are a UK taxpayer.   

Of course, if you don't use the Centre and your connection is very limited, I am sorry to have bothered you and please delete this email. If you have any queries, please call me on 01189016000 or email Jackie@bmstc.org.

Fancy a challenge or challenging someone else in 2015

We have Gold Bond places in both the London Marathon and the Reading Half Marathon in 2015, we also have places for the prestigious cycling event, Prudential Ride London.


These places are given to people who want to raise sponsorship for the Centre, and if you know anyone who would like to support us, please get in touch with Jackie at the Centre now on 0118 901 6000 or email jackie@bmstc.org

Thousands with degenerative conditions classified as "fit to work in future"

Source Independent:


More than a third of people with degenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis are having their benefits slashed because the Department for Work and Pensions deems they will recover enough to look for work.  Read on.

What MS research are scientists doing right now?

Source MS Society:


What MS research are scientists doing right now? What goes on at the MS Society Tissue Bank? We report from a 'Meet the Neuroscientist' event at Imperial College London - read it here!

Thames Valley Police continues to raise awareness about disability hate crime

Thames Valley Police continues to raise awareness about disability hate crime and encouraging friends, family, and support workers to report any incidents where they believe someone they know, is being targeted because of their disability. http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/aboutus/aboutus-ead/aboutus-ead-hate-crime/aboutus-ead-disability-hate-crime.htm

More Christmas pressie ideas!

Ross Hatt, (another one of our talented members!) makes beautiful silver jewellery and gives a donation to BMSTC for items she sells. http://www.agapanthus-silver.com/
She has also recently published a book of short stories with some other local authors. Profits from this book go to Breakthrough Breast Cancer. http://www.offcoursewriters.co.uk/

UK MS Society Tissue Bank funding renewed

The MS Society have committed a further £1.26 million to the MS Society Tissue Bank at Imperial College London, so that they can continue their important work for another five years.  Read more here!

Stuck for Christmas pressie ideas?

Then how about some beautiful hand crafted Jewellery?  Every purchase made raises money for BMSTC with thanks to Judy!


Visit the website here

Order your Christmas Cake before the 31st October!

One of our members Jean Butlin makes Christmas cakes to be sold at the Christmas Fair. If you would like one made can you please put your order in by 31 October. Please put your name and contact details on an envelope with the money enclosed and give in at the Reception desk.

£6.00 for a small cake 4 inches
£8.00 for a medium cake 6 inches

 Large ones by special request only. Please also state any other special requests i.e. no marzipan etc

Shop online and raise money for BMSTC at the same time with Give as you Live!

Shop online with Give as you Live and raise money for BMSTC at the same time! 


Amazon will donate 1.5%  and John Lewis 2% plus many other well known retailers.  They have even created an App for your Apple or Android device to make shopping on the move even easier!  Find out more before you order all of your online Christmas shopping by visiting Give as you Live site here!

Transport for London

Message to one of our members from Transport for London: I am writing to let you know that we have secured an additional £75m fund to make travel across our network more accessible. This will enable us to install new lifts, making more Tube stations step-free than originally planned over the next 10 years. The 30 Crossrail stations in London will also all be step-free, as will 28 more Underground and Overground stations, which already had funding. To help you plan your journey, we’ve added travel tools to our website and accessible options to journey planner. You can also download maps and guides, or order them and have them delivered free of charge. For information about accessible travel, please visit tfl.gov.uk/accessibility If you or others would like to sign up with a different email address in order to receive our accessibility email updates, please visit tfl.gov.uk/emailupdates Accessible transport is just one of the ways we reinvest all our income to run and improve your services.

Yours sincerely, Vernon Everitt Managing Director, Customer Experience, Marketing and Communications

These are our accessibility email updates. To unsubscribe, please click here or for others to sign up, please click here

BMSTC Christmas Fayre!

Saturday 22nd November 2014, 1pm to 3.30pm, Officially opened by Alok Sharma MP at the Berkshire MS Therapy Centre, 23a August End, Brock Gardens, Reading, RG30 2JP

- Father Christmas - Seasonal Gifts - Homemade Cakes - Refreshments - Tombola - Raffle and much more! - Admission only .50p!

Come along and join the fun!

Want to earn up to £60 plus a £30 donation to BMSTC?

Please note that enough people have been enrolled for this research project.


Best wishes


Pippa

Guardian's health editor discusses NICE guidelines on drugs and clinical care

Source Guardian:

With Nice announcing its latest guidelines on drugs and clinical care, the Guardian's health editor is joined by an expert panel to discuss the implications for those who suffer from MS.

Sarah is joined in studio by Professor Mark Baker, d...irector of the centre for clinical practice at Nice, Dr Paul Cooper, chair of the MS guidelines committee, Dr Nick Rijke, executive director of policy and research at the MS Society, and Amy Bowen, director of service development at the MS Trust.  Listen here!

NICE puts exercise at heart of MS Guidance

Source CSP:


People with MS should be encouraged to exercise, according to updated guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).


It says patients should be advised that aerobic, balance and stretching exercises may be helpful in treating MS-related fatigue.


NICE calls for people with the condition to receive supervised exercise programmes involving moderate progressive resistance training and aerobic exercise.  Read on.

MS Society responds to new NICE clinical guidelines on MS

Two MS treatments that relieve MS symptoms have been rejected by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), in its new national clinical guideline for multiple sclerosis, published on the 8th October 2014.

The guideline, which sets out how the NHS should manage the treatment of people with MS, is the first to be published in over a decade.  Read more.

Get your charity Christmas Cards at BMSTC or order online and personalise them online!

We have a variety of Christmas Cards available to either buy at the Centre or why not personalise your own by clicking on the link below, don't forget to select the  Berkshire MS Therapy Centre as your charity!:


http://www.charitychristmascards.com/

London Marathon, Reading Half Marathon and Prudential Ride London places available for 2015!

Fancy a challenge or know someone else who would?


We have Gold Bond places in both the London Marathon and the Reading Half Marathon and places in the prestigious Prudential Ride London Cycle in 2015. These places are given to people who want to raise sponsorship for the Centre, and if you know anyone who would like to support us, please get in touch with Jackie at the Centre now on 0118 901 6000 or email jackie@bmstc.org

People with MS are encouraged to get seasonal flu jab

Source MS Trust:


The seasonal flu vaccination is now available to people who fall into at-risk groups, which includes anyone with a neurological condition such as multiple sclerosis, those over 65, and the main carers of a disabled person.  Read more....

Amantadine (Symmetrel, Lysovir) may be out of stock due to manufacturing delays

Source MS Trust:


Anyone currently taking amantadine, sometimes prescribed for fatigue in MS, may want to check with their pharmacist to ensure there will be stocks ready for their next prescription.   Read on.